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STI's Innovative Solution Saves Customer $850K

Challenge: A major computer manufacturer moves fully-loaded server racks, data storage and accessories into data centers. Even cosmetic damage to cartons is reason to refuse delivery. Therefore, the customer was paying $1 million annually in extra cargo liability coverage. They required a logistics supplier that could provide extra attention to their high-value, delicate commodities.

Live Classroom Training Crucial to WMS Software Adoption Success

Challenge: You can have the greatest system in the world tuned to maximum performance and the implementation could be disastrous if end users haven't been a part of the project and feel like they've had a system thrown at them. For a large, high tech company, over 40 distinct business processes needed to be developed or revamped and coordinated with the WMS.

Aldata Unveils Mobile App for Retail Shelf Management

Aldata, a vendor of software for retailers and distributors, has introduced Aldata Mobile Shelf Execution.

I.D. Systems Debuts Analytics Tool for Industrial Vehicles

I.D. Systems Inc., a vendor of wireless technology for managing high-value assets, has introduced a tool for providing insights into the performance of industrial vehicles in manufacturing and distribution facilities.

How Restaurants Can Lower Supplier Costs Despite Rising Food Prices

Restaurants face the perfect supply chain storm. Just when it seemed the economy was poised to turn a corner and offer some much needed relief to the foodservice industry, the worst drought to hit the United States in 12 years has diminished supplies and sent food prices skyrocketing. Add in rising gas prices, and it's not a pretty picture for restaurants.

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Manufacturing Doesn't Have to Go Looking for Data. It's Already Swimming in It.

Manufacturing is one industry that is wasting data for lack of the means to quickly and effectively analyze it.

Logility Releases New App for SKU-Level Forecasting

Logility Inc. has made available a new application that enables SKU-level planning for products where traditional forecasting techniques are ineffective.

Cognex Enhances Line of Barcode Readers With 2DMax+ Technology

Cognex Corp. has incorporated 2DMax+ software for barcode reading into its DataMan 100 and 200 fixed-mount readers.

RFID Measures Worker Productivity on Tomato, Cucumber Farm

Employees at tomato and cucumber producer Eurofresh Farms have increased their productivity by between 200 and 250 percent thanks to an RFID-based solution that helps the company track the exact amount of work performed by each staff member, and then compensate that individual accordingly.

Glitcha, Glitcha: Little Caesars POS Systems Doesn't Process Card Payment for Eight Months!

A glitch that sat between a Little Caesars franchisee's POS system and its payment processor, Fifth Third, caused one of its pizza shops to process zero payment card transactions for more than eight months. (A second store didn't process transactions for two months.) And then, to the non-delight of that store's customers, the glitch was fixed and they started getting collectively hit with thousands of charges for eight months of pizza purchases.

British American Tobacco Enters Into Exclusive Partnership with Manufacturing Execution System Vendor

British American Tobacco has elected to standardize on Apriso's FlexNet as its exclusive manufacturing execution system software solution.

Chemical Manufacturer Turns Fragmented Enterprise into Global Success Story

Challenge: The client's European operations location-by-location logistics was diminishing cost-savings and overall performance. Management developed four objectives: to obtain transportation cost-savings, to provide a supplier base for growth, to improve data capture for financial analysis, and to upgrade transparency and on-time delivery. The client turned to the experts at Odyssey Logistics & Technology (OL&T).

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How a Leading U.S. Floral Distribution Company Reduced Warehouse Labor Costs by 45% with RFID

Recycled Tagging Fasteners: Small Changes Make a Big Impact

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Enhancing High-Value Electronics Shipment Security with Tive's Real-Time Tracking

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